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Tesla Model 3: Evaporator- Remove

Tesla Model 3 2017-2025 Service Manual / Thermal Management / Refrigerant System / Evaporator (Remove and Replace) / Evaporator- Remove

Evaporator (Remove and Replace)

Remove

  1. Remove the HVAC assembly. See HVAC Assembly (Remove and Replace).
  2. Put the HVAC assembly on a working surface. Make sure that the HVAC assembly is on its side with the HVAC inlet facing up.
  3. Remove the TXV O-ring seals (x2) from the HVAC assembly.

Evaporator- Remove

  1. Release the clips that attach the PTC electrical harness to the HVAC assembly, and the remove the PTC electrical harness from the HVAC assembly.

Evaporator- Remove

  1. Remove the screws that attach the PTC to the HVAC assembly, and then pull out the PTC heater from the HVAC assembly.

Evaporator- Remove

  1. Remove the screws that attach the lower evaporator cover to the HVAC assembly, and then remove the lower evaporator cover from the HVAC assembly.

Evaporator- Remove

  1. Remove the sealing ring from the HVAC assembly.

Evaporator- Remove

  1. Remove the screws that attach the HVAC inlet to the HVAC assembly.

Evaporator- Remove

  1. Disconnect the electrical connector from the HVAC inlet actuator.

Evaporator- Remove

  1. Lift the side that covers the evaporator pipes, rotate the HVAC inlet out of the retaining slots on the HVAC assembly, and then remove the HVAC inlet from the HVAC assembly.

Evaporator- Remove

Evaporator- Remove

  1. Remove the screws (x3) that attach the upper evaporator cover to the HVAC assembly.

Evaporator- Remove

  1. Remove the upper evaporator cover from the HVAC assembly by lifting the cover off of the HVAC assembly.

Evaporator- Remove

  1. Slide the evaporator out of the HVAC assembly, and then remove the evaporator from the HVAC assembly.

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